I kind of like these. It's a Japanese subculture that has turned accessorizing to an extreme. In a society that doesn't rely on auto's for transportation, you'll see a lot of vehicles taken to the extreme. It's called, B&#333;s&#333;zoku.

I kind of like these. It's a Japanese subculture that has turned accessorizing to an extreme. In a society that doesn't rely on auto's for transportation, you'll see a lot of vehicles taken to the extreme. It's called, B&#333;s&#333;zoku. My favorite are the Decotora trucks though.

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... that is kinda cool, I have never heard of that.

... when I lived in Houston, they'd have an annual Art Car parade. More art than auto, but it was pretty cool. Some were real creative like a "rolling Burning Man."

<table class="body-estext" border="0"><tbody><tr> <td valign="top">Engine:</td> <td valign="top">the engine is from an SVO Mustang. It's been balanced and blue-printed, and the head has been ported by Boport. Wiseco pistons. Chevy 5.7" rods. I have adapted the 4g63 oil jets from a Mitsubishi engine into the Ford 2.3 block to cool the pistons better. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Induction:</td> <td valign="top">custom intake with a 75mm throttle body, 96lb injectors, water methenol injection, and an 1100cfm intercooler. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Engine Electrical:</td> <td valign="top">SDS engine management, using the Ford factory harness. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Cooling:</td> <td valign="top">big block radiator. It stays cool and can sit all day in traffic with no problem. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Exhaust:</td> <td valign="top">3.5" down-pipe off the turbo into a pulse chamber. I made the exhaust by taking 1.5" pipe and cutting it in two, then using a 7 inch flat steel to connect the two halves of the 1.5" pipe. This will give a little more than the 3.5" pipe and great ground clearance. Supertrapp muffler. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Transmission:</td> <td valign="top">Performance Automatic C-4 3 speed with transmission brake and 1/1 final drive ratio. 3000rpm stall, 9" torque converter. Custom driveshaft with 2 safety loops. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Rear Axle: </td> <td valign="top">narrowed 9" Ford, with limited slip differential, 2.75:1 ratio, and 28 spline axles. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Front Suspension: </td> <td valign="top">custom air-ride suspension. I made my own A-arms and used Mustang II front spindles. Grand National shocks. Factory Spitfire rack and tie-rod ends. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Rear Suspension: </td> <td valign="top">4-link and Panhard bar, with airbags and camaro shocks. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Brakes: </td> <td valign="top">four wheel disk. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Wheels: </td> <td valign="top">15" Prostar Street and Drag aluminum. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Chassis: </td> <td valign="top">factory Spitfire frame supplemented with a full rollcage. The 4-link structure runs rocker-to-rocker and was tied into the old factory frame for the conversion. Trust me, the car goes straight out of the hole and this is important. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Body: </td> <td valign="top">Frenched antenna. Ford rear wing. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Electrical: </td> <td valign="top">more room for gauges and I made a new wire harness that had more than 3 grounds and a few fuses. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Performance: </td> <td valign="top">as originally set up, we did 511 at the wheels with 29psi and 116 octane. 93 octane @ 23 psi with water methenol made 348 rwhp. We're working on a new set-up that should be better. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Weight: </td> <td valign="top">between 1950 and 2000lbs. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Miles Driven: </td> <td valign="top">thousands... to Montgomery AL and everywhere around Atlanta. No trailer queen here! </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Comments: </td> <td valign="top">all the work was done by myself except rebuilding the turbo and the transmission. This car is making over 500hp at the wheels with race gas. I have to get an NHRA driver's license now because it was too fast on the track! There are many other mods, but those are the main ones. </td></tr></tbody></table>